ONION MAKES INDIA CRY.......

Citizens are paying up to Rs 80 a kilo for onions that sold at half the price just three days ago. The government has banned exports and traders are importing stocks from Pakistan, but prices continue to remain high. India was importing stocks that it had just some time ago exported to Pakistan. Agriculture minister Sharad Pawar said the government could do little more than wait and watch. Untimely rains have destroyed crops, leading to the increase in prices. But poor planning has added to the misery.
A farmer in Bangalore told that the government should buy the stocks of Indian farmers first, and only then buy from Pakistan. Indian farmers have lost their crops and have run up debts, and the government needs to buy what is left if it has to save them from despair and suicide, he said.
In Lucknow, the retail price of onion was Rs 30 on Sunday, but had shot up to Rs 50 on Tuesday. In Delhi and Bangalore, traders were quoting Rs 70 to Rs 80. In Chennai, prices hovered around Rs 60. The prices of other vegetables, like tomato, have risen too. In Bhubaneshwar, it cost Rs 30 on Sunday. By Tuesday, vendors were asking for Rs 60. Some experts say the price of onions could go up to Rs 100 in the next fortnight. The government has banned exports of onion till January 15.
Prime minister Manmohan Singh said at the Congress plenary session that his government was aware of inflation, and had brought it down to 7 per cent from over 8 per cent in November. He promised to bring it down further to 5.5 per cent by March. But food prices are rising at a much higher rate. Figures for December are not available, but in earlier this year, food prices went up by nearly 18%. The rate is certain to be much higher now.
Citizens are angry, and political observers say the UPA is lucky this is no election year. Food price inflation never goes unpunished when people are going out to vote.

In Pakistan Onion is Rs 18 -20 / Kg.... India imports Onion from Pakistan... If the govt is so keen on promoting industries and infra structures alone leaving agriculture means, we have to import all the essentials items viz., rice, salt too from China or some other countries.....

The country which is not giving importance to the majority of its population (in India it is farmers, but here we are more concerned about only TATAs....) cant be a super power or even a good developing country....